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22 May 2024

Fifth episode of the Responsible AI for Peace and Security Podcast on “Preventing misuse of civilian AI: what can the international community do?”

21 May 2024

Government officials from nearly 30 countries join workshop about reporting on conventional arms transfers

21 May 2024

UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

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UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

UNLIREC Releases New Publication: ‘Background paper: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management and its Application in Latin America and the Caribbean’

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The main units of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Support to multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation efforts with respect to weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Conventional Arms
Focusing disarmament and arms control efforts on all weapons not considered WMD, including small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Regional Disarmament
The enhancement of global disarmament and international peace and security through the support and promotion of regional disarmament efforts.

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Transparency and Confidence-building
Confidence building measures are meant to prevent or reduce the occurrence of ambiguities and suspicions to improve international cooperation in disarmament and arms control.

Other Disarmament Issues
Other disarmament issues include UNODA’s work in education, youth, gender, multilateralism, information security and outer space, among other areas.

EVENTS

See whats happening in UNODA.

June 5 - May 9, 2023

New York

Open-Ended Working Group on Ammunition

July 24 - 28, 2023

Vienna

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – Working group on further strengthening the review process

July 24 - 28, 2023

New York

Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies

July 31 - September 15, 2023

Geneva

Conference on Disarmament

July 31 - August 11, 2023

Vienna

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh Review Conference

August 7 - July 18, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

August 28 - September 1, 2023

Geneva

Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats

September 11 - 14, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Cluster Munitions — Eleventh Meeting of States Parties

October 2 - November 3, 2023

New York

General Assembly First Committee

November 8 - 8, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

November 9 - 10, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Group of Experts

November 13 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Protocol V Annual Conference

November 14 - 14, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Annual Conference

November 15 - 17, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Meeting of High Contracting Parties

November 27 - December 1, 2023

New York

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Second Meeting of States Parties

December 4 - 8, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

December 11 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Meeting of States Parties

May 23, 2024

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